Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 6.0% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 12.6% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
$13.88
SCR189.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$3.77
SCR51.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$2.28
SCR31.06
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$7.26
SCR98.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
$2.98
SCR40.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
$2.56
SCR34.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$2.94
SCR40.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.83
SCR11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.62
SCR8.41
|
|
pay 1.0% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
$24.06
SCR327.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
Ottawa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
$913.34
SCR12,448.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
$774.97
SCR10,562.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.91
|
|
pay 81.7% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,274.11
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
$5.06
SCR68.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
$11.60
SCR158.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
$10.75
SCR146.57
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
$60.26
SCR821.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
$83.50
SCR1,138.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
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